Living The Next Chapter: Candid Conversations with Authors and Writers for Readers Searching for a New Read

Episode 519 - Brandon Neely - Author of Five Smooth Stones - A Journey of Financial Centering Five Smooth Stones: A Journey of Financial Centering Unlock your financial potential with Five Smooth Stones, the innovative money journal designed for high achievers. This powerful tool provides clear, actionable steps to reach your financial goals with confidence. Why Choose Five Smooth Stones? Clarity...

Episode 518 - Dr. Paul Corona - The Doctor for Depression, Author of The Corona Protocol - A Scientifically Proven Medical Solution to Stop Addiction, Bullying, Homelessness, School Shootings Dr. Paul Corona "The Doctor for Depression" Achieve optimal mental and physical health by unlocking secret truths about your own mind/body connection. Book: The Corona Protocol A Scientifically Prov...

Episode 517 - Carolyn Nicholson - Stories From the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Highlands - A land full of fairies, witches, water monsters, ghosts, and other supernatural creatures Carolyn was born in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, worked in the health information management field, taught in post-secondary education, and was in ministry in The United Church of Canada. After her retirement, she began re...

Episode 516 - Matt Drago - Actor Staring in SOMEWHERE IN MONTANA - Bringing A Script to the Screen Matt Drago is an actor living in Los Angeles. Best known for his role as Fabian in SOMEWHERE IN MONTANA, he has appeared in a variety of other projects including Disney’s Counting Scars viral video, What Would Jesus Do: The Journey Continues , Ridley Scott’s Prophets of Science Fiction , and the popu...

Episode 515 - Andrew Sillen - Kidnapped at Sea - The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White About the author Andrew Sillen (B.A. Brooklyn College '74; Ph. D. University of Pennsylvania '81) is a visiting research scholar in the department of anthropology at Rutgers University. He has authored or co-authored over 50 academic and popular articles on archaeology and human evolution. Sillen w...

Episode 514 - Dana S Diaz - How Narcissistic Abuse Creates Confusion and Conflict Within Victims Dana S. Diaz studied journalism and psychology at DePaul University. While there’s no better teacher than life experience and Dana has had life-long experiences with narcissistic abuse, her education did give her the ability to accurately verbalize and express how narcissistic abuse creates confusion a...

EPISODE 513 - M.T. Solomon - Women's SciFi Fantasy, Liar Queen, Setting Down Past Trauma About Born in the American South and raised in the remote wilderness of Alaska, M.T. Solomon has been writing books since she was six years old. At the age of eleven she wrote and hand-stitched the binding to her own story: a riff of Calvin and Hobbes with a female protagonist. She graduated from Portland...

Episode 512 - Sara Winokur - Iceland, Chess, DNA, Science and Historical Mystery Fiction Sara Winokur is a geneticist, researcher, and author. Her historical fiction and cultural thrillers embody elements of DNA and forensic science, as she has a Ph. D. in molecular genetics . Her research helped identify mutations underlying muscular dystrophy, and Huntington’s disease. In her Nordic noir novel “...

EPISODE 511 - Margie Zable Fisher - The Cabernet Club, A Novel, Two Authors and A Mother Daughter Project After I turned 50, I decided to live my best life. I began running and competing in triathlons and shifted from running my P.R. business to becoming a full-time writer and author. I love helping other people (especially women) over 50 make their second act their best act. Much of my writing, a...

Episode 510 - Janet Wiszowaty - Former RCMP dispatcher heals her PTSD through writing Author, International Speaker, First Responder Advocate. Certified Success Principes Trainer, Mentor & Now What Coach supporting you moving forward. About the author Janet's adventurous spirit is seen in everything she does, from a 30-year career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as an emergency dis...

Episode 509 - Stacey Sanderson - Heart Wide Open, A Holistic Guide to Self Recovery from Narcissistic Wounding - No Not Enought Button, No Wake Sign Stacey Sanderson and I'm a Registered Psychotherapist and Holistic Life Coach. It's my mission to help people heal and release relationship patterns and step into their power. As part of my own healing and recovery process I dove into unders...

Episode 508 - A X Foster - GAVEL TO GAVEL and DOUBLE BLIND - THE SENECA COUNTY COURTHOUSE SERIES A. X. Foster was a prosecutor in Maryland for 20 years and then opened up his own law firm where he represented criminal defendants for an additional 15 years. As a prosecutor, he tried approximately 100 jury trials, including homicides, sexual assaults, domestic violence and animal cruelty cases. His...

Episode 507 - Richard Sparks - Richard Returns to Share His Next Project, to celebrate news about The Schoolmaster skit and Rowan Atkinson's creative license Richard Sparks One morning in 1979 I got a call from an understandably excited Rowan Atkinson. “John Cleese just called. He’s asked me to be in his new charity show – and can I do The Schoolmaster?” Er, yes. I’d written The Schoolmaster...

Episode 506 - Lisa F Rosenberg - Author of Fine, I’m A Terrible Person - a funny, heart wrenching, adult mother daughter story Lisa F. Rosenberg has a B.A. from U.C. Berkeley in Art History, a M.A. in Graduate Humanities and a MFA in Creative Writing from Dominican University of California. Her early professional career was in the blue-chip retail art world as a Gallerist for several prominent San...

Episode 505 - Jordan Reed - Blue Handle Author, A writer who writes when able, with a dream of being a full time author Jordan is the second local addition to the Blue Handle library of authors. He grew up in Panhandle, Texas, and graduated from West Texas A&M University with a degree in Engineering Technology. He currently lives with his wife and child in Sanford, Texas, and works at Plemons-...

EPISODE 504 - Gwydhar Gebien - Writer, Artist, Filmmaker - Author of Enfant Terrible - A boozy, neon spiral of sex, drugs and rock and roll novel series Gwydhar Gebien is a writer, an artist and a filmmaker; originally from Chicago now transplanted in Los Angeles in pursuit of a career in film production. With a background in theatre from Illinois Wesleyan University and a master's degree in...

EPISODE 503 - Dr. Torkil Færø - The Pulse Cure - Take charge of your own health with measurable actions Torkil Færø Torkil has written the book Pulskuren and is the driving force behind the social website pulskuren.no. He is a general practitioner, emergency doctor, documentary filmmaker, author, photographer, and globetrotter. As a medical student, he was the first to go abroad for Norwegian Doct...

EPISODE 502 - Karen Nelson - The Sunken Town explores adoption, identity, and the lasting consequences of the choices people make Karen Nelson is the author of The Sunken Town and the co-founder of the nonprofit Writing By Writers. During her long career in nonprofits she has protected open space, funded cancer research, trained people to complete endurance events, and helped writers bring their w...

EPISODE 501 - Doralyn Moore - From Social Services to Writer, Finding Faith in Stories and Belief Reading is a pleasure for me and there is seldom a time that I do not carry a book in my hand. I have even been known to take one to a major league baseball game, which put a big frown on my husband’s face. One day as I was reading a book, I thought to myself, “I can do this. I can write a book.” Litt...

EPISODE 500 - Dominick Domasky - A.I. and Authors, Publishing A Book in 2025, Celebrating A Milestone AI's Role in Content Creation David and Dominick discussed the role of AI in content creation, particularly in writing and podcasting. They expressed concerns about the reliance on AI tools, which they believe can lead to the production of "beige" content that lacks personal stories...

BONUS - Celebrating 500 Episodes in 3 Years - We have hit a milestone and Dave shares some behind the scenes info on the podcast Thanks for checking out Living The Next Chapter!  In the past 3 years we have crossed over 500 episodes with some of the most amazing authors and writers that you could ever assemble within a single podcast! Dave shares what happens in his pre-interview chats with guests...

EPISODE 499 - Sonia Chand - Memoir Author, Dropped in A Maze and Host of On the Spectrum Are you you ready to shake things up and dive deep into a story that challenges conventional narratives? Meet Sonia Chand, a force to be reckoned with.  She’s on the autism spectrum, an unapologetic mental health advocate and psychotherapist, a relentless runner, and the author of the soon-to-be-released memoi...

EPISODE 498 - Richie Billing - Fantasy Fiction, The Fantasy Writers’ Toolshed Podcast, and Discord communities About Richie Billing The formal spiel… Richie Billing writes all kinds of stories, but mostly fantasy fiction. His tales often explore real-world issues, zooming in on the characters and their troubles. Richie worked as a lawyer for a number of years before giving it all up to pursue writ...

EPISODE 497 - Jacob Lawson - Make It Extraordinary - 27 Life-Changing Lessons That Will Elevate You Beyond the Ordinary Jacob Lawson is an author, speaker, personal development mentor, and serial entrepreneur who has started multiple businesses over the years, including his flooring solutions company, Extraordinary Flooring, Inc. As a graduate of “the school of hard knocks,” Jacob knows firsthand...

EPISODE 496 - Sean Hagerty - Retired Special Operations Soldier and Author of JONES POINT About the author Sean Hagerty is a retired Special Operations Soldier with over 25 years of experience. He spent his younger years training and conducting combat operations with the 1st of the 75th Ranger Regiment. After nine years, in 2005 he was selected for and assigned to a Special Operations unit at Fort...